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CHERRY CHEESECAKE

This is not the trad baked cheesecake that requires patience and lots of spare time. No, this is fresh, quick, simple and - best of all - irresistibly scrumptious!

Even in the spirit of retro-accuracy, please do not be tempted to open a jar of cherry pie filling over the cake. I use some French cherry concoction that seems to be pretty universally available and has no added sugar, but anything labelled "conserve" as opposed to "jam" should be safe.

And, if you feel like it, when cherries are in season, strew the top  with a couple of handfuls of beautiful fruit.

Recipe posted by Nigella

Ingredients

  • Express Recipe
  • Nigella Recipe
  • Vegetarian
  • 125g digestive biscuits
  • 75g soft butter
  • 300g cream cheese
  • 60g icing sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 250ml double cream
  • 1 x 284g jar St Dalfour Rhapsodie de Fruit Black Cherry Spread

Method

Serves: 6-8
  1. Blitz the biscuits in a food processor until beginning to turn to crumbs, then add the butter and whiz again to make the mixture clump.
  2. Press this mixture into a 20cm springform tin; press a little up the sides to form a slight ridge.
  3. Beat together the cream cheese, icing sugar, vanilla extract and lemon juice in a bowl until smooth.
  4. Lightly whip the double cream, and then fold it into the cream cheese mixture.
  5. Spoon the cheesecake filling on top of the biscuit base and smooth with a spatula. Put it in the fridge for 3 hours or overnight.
  6. When you are ready to serve the cheesecake, unmould it and spread the black cherry over the top.
  7. Additional information - for vegetarains make sure the cream cheese is a brand suitable for vegetarians.
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  • OMG!! No doubt THE best of the best, cheesecakes! Absolutely heavenly and sooo quick & easy to make. If you wish to impress anyone with your culinary skills, then this must surely be the very first offering. ENJOY!!

    Posted by Mumsbiz on 15th May 2011 at 16.03

  • In fact, this is not like the baked version! But it is as delicious as the one you know and best of all: Takes only minutes to be made and there is no way you can go wrong!

    Posted by CaroGregory on 12th Jun 2011 at 19.50

  • This cake is gorgeous! I made it for the Australian Red Cross Bake Off last week and it came second only to some mini quiches, which were also divine! It's the easiest recipe ever, takes only 15 minutes and tastes too delicious to stop at just one piece!

    Posted by rubina.khan on 9th Oct 2011 at 11.36

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